Robin's Nest

Friday!! For the most part anyway. Crockpot lasagna is on the menu for dinner. So the milk is turning to cottage cheese as I type. Actually, DD is learning how to do it, she has an experienced coach typing away as she monitors the temp of the milk...oops she abandoned the stove! So I had to stir until it reached temp.  Oh sure now she is back and ready to stir! Now we are in the waiting phase.. and she is getting grossed out by the lumps LOL! Wait until we get to the break up the curds stage, she will really get grossed out. Now to fill the crock pot with all the goodies and go to work! All done! Now the day is done and so is the lasagna! Not one little would eat it... Oh well not all is lost there are still two adult males that need to eat. So that all said I better slice the French bread and broil some cheese on to it. Then get to bed early because tomorrow is my real Friday. There will be plenty to do and very little time to do it in. There is a school project due on Mond...

What an afternoon! I discovered that the electric stove has a weird burner that has two settings.. large and small. That is why the knob turns two different ways. Left is the large setting and right is the smaller setting. Now you know what I discovered on my own after my breakfast was cooked, served, eaten and last but not least cleaned up! After not finding my phone I decided that going into work for a phone was not worth what would happen as a result. I would be stuck endlessly and I am not doing that. Not today anyway, just not happening. I am only complaining because Monday was a 24hour day at work. Only to return on Tuesday less than 8 hours after leaving to do another 8.5 hours and then Wednesday turned into a 16 hour day.  By golly I needed a day off! Forgot to make a list before I went out so of course things were forgotten. Important things, like milk. So when dear daughter got home and I was in the middle of cooking I realized.. we need milk. So off to the store for ...

Good morning! Or at least I think it is morning... It might be later than I think but nonetheless I am making breakfast. Then I am   going to go out to my car and hope my phone is there.  Because it isn't here... and if it isn't there then it is at work. I made a discovery this morning and I am quite proud of myself. In a previous post I mentioned having to transition from a propane stove to an electric one and the challenge of it. Bacon was in the forecast this morning and feeling up to the challenge I ventured into the kitchen to start cooking the meal.  After getting the center of the meat cooked and the edges still raw, I took scissors and cut it up into smaller pieces.  The center of the pan was doing it's job while the edges seemed "asleep". Figuring the problem was me I did what seemed logical.  As I finished up the eggs and toast and prepared my plate I took a good look at the burners of the stove. Yep, the two in front have big circles and the two i...

At 2am the snow was falling softly. I found it quite uplifting for reasons that I don't understand. I mean really I have to drive to work in this stuff, the dogs will get the floor soaking wet and muddy by running through it, the kids will want to go out and play in it (for five minutes after 20 minutes of bundling up) or they will want to jump on the trampoline. That's where the danger is, slippery, wet and oh so much fun!!!! Snow does make the world so fresh and clean looking. It also begs me to call off and just enjoy the day.  But not quite yet, I want to build a little rainy day fund before I commit to retirement.  So after the next load goes into the dryer I will dress and leave for work.  This is a daring idea because it leaves DH to mind both the two and four legged children for several hours. My daughter and her family have gone on a retreat for their anniversary and left us to mind the house....silly kids. Or perhaps silly me. I do feel like if they mes...

Today I ventured out and looked at a "fixer-upper". I think in comparison my burn site would be less work!  The foundation was damaged and it was probably my imagination, but it felt as though the floor moved as you walked. Not good for a house on a hill, IMHO. Not to mention it appears to have had squatters on the property at some point. Pictures on the realty site were wonderful! Real life was very different. It did give me ideas for design I would like to see in my own home.... some day. In the meantime, we are having fun cohabitating with family! Meals are very different in the city... they have an electric stove :( I am used to propane even though I grew up with an electric stove so it shouldn't be that big of a deal.. or so one would think. But I am relearning how to do stuff :) right now I am learning how to sit quietly and not tell DH not to use my little Audi as a truck! I have only had the little car for a week and he is already abusing it! :( He should ha...

What in the world would I do if the craziness of work were gone?  Sometimes I dream that I will relax and not worry about things... then I wake up. After spending close to 14 hours there one day this week (and today is only Wednesday) I realized that the last, really hard-to-deal with resident was gone on an M1 hold. That should make life at work somewhat quieter. Although I missed the first day of her absence the second was blissful! Life is good! There is some good news on the horizon. The asbestos test came back negative so the results were sent to the state and soon we should be able to get a permit for demolition. In the mean time there is a travel trailer on the property to hang out in while the demo takes place. All the comforts of claustrophobia in the bedroom! a sofa that can be made into a bed for extra company lol A place to install a television... because heaven knows there is time to watch that! A nice little dining area for dinner and board games! ...

If today is the first day of the rest of your life does that count as a "do-over"? Because if it does I'll take mine tomorrow. But alas I know and you know that life is what you make it... "do-over" or not. Now that I think of it, I won't take mine tomorrow as I have an audit in my department and a meeting with the company attorney. It seems that one of the residents is suing us for discrimination... I wish you could start discriminating when that happens.  I should so wear the bunny suit! there are lunches to pack and creamer to sniff (since I am not drinking the stuff). There are also 4 pints of whipping cream that need to be turned into butter. It makes it easier to freeze and keep longer. But that is the trouble of buying too much of a good thing!  This post was halted by the fire that changed our lives.... Thus the delay in posting it. I didn't wear the bunny suit on January 8th We didn't eat dinner at this table that night ...